Petunias are versatile bedding plants which add colour to the spring and summer garden

Is it possible to beat the winter blues in your garden when it’s so cold outside? Yes, and it’s quite easy really – just plant frost hardy bedding plants!

Considered by many to be the best bedding plant in the world, pansies are an integral component of a spring garden. With their strikingly bold faces, pansies seem to shout out to all that winter is almost done and it’s time for flowers to rule once more. Pansies are one of the few bedding plants that flower well during winter and continue into spring, even in very cold areas

Primula malacoides, or fairy primula, is a wonderful bedding plant which brings cold, drab winter gardens to vibrant, bountiful life.

Snapdragons are favourite garden annuals which provide dazzling colour from late winter through to spring.

Gazanias, members of the daisy family, are extremely rewarding annuals.

Salvia is an extensive genus including glorious flowering annuals, culinary herbs and hardy perennials.

Known as a novelty indoor plant, the polka dot plant can also be used as an outdoor bedding plant.

Dianthus is one of those all-rounders that satisfy, no matter your priorities.

The perfect plant for shady spots, New Guinea impatiens provide months of vibrant colour.

Hailing from around the globe, including several indigenous varieties, begonias come from a massive genus consisting of more than a thousand species.